Insurgents Kill Coalition Service Member In Eastern Afghanistan

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Insurgents kill coalition service member in eastern Afghanistan < br />

2012-09-14 00:40:56 GMT+7 (ICT)

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Insurgents attacked coalition service members in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one of them, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on early Friday. It raises the number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to 327.

ISAF said one of its service members was killed as a result of an insurgent attack in Afghanistan's east, which is one of the most volatile regions in the war-torn country. But because the multinational force defers the release of specific details to national authorities, no other details about the incident were immediately available, including the exact location.

The nationality of the service member involved was also not immediately disclosed by ISAF, again per its policy. "It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities," ISAF said in a brief statement, giving no specific details. The alliance does also not report injuries.

The death on Thursday raises the number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to 327, according to unofficial figures. A total of 566 ISAF troops were killed in Afghanistan in 2011, down from 711 in 2010. A majority of the fallen troops were American and were killed in the country's south, which is plagued by IED attacks on troops and civilians.

There are currently more than 112,500 ISAF troops in Afghanistan, including some 74,400 U.S. troops and 9,500 British soldiers. U.S. President Barack Obama previously ordered a drawdown of 23,000 U.S. troops by the end of this summer, and 15,000 of them have already left in recent weeks. Foreign combat troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

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Today another 4 to add to the statistics

they should get out now!

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